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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JULY 3. 1010 DOT ELECTION time I she-re for the Busy Been. It Is time to select the new king and queen. A the faithful Bees know, this voting privilege in extended to all who write for the page. Think over the stories you have enjoyed pott and aend in your vote right away for the boy and girl whoHC stories please you most. '0 Right here the editor would like to ask the writers to read over tare fully the rules. Some are forgetting and writing on both sides of the paper; others discard the pen and ink and use Instead the forbidden pencil. Out In Pueblo, Colo., there Is a boy who writes that he enjoys reading the stories of the Busy Dees very much, and also that he would like to join the Post Card baud. This boy, who has written an interesting letter, has, however, neglected one important particular he has not signed bis surname. If he will send bis full name the Post Card exchange will be glad to put It on the list The prise winners this week are Alice Davey of Davey, Neb. Any of the Busy Bees may Bend cards to anyone whose name it on the Postcard Exchange, which now Includes: Jean De Vang, Alnsworth, Neb. Irene MoCoy, Barnston, Neb. Lillian Mervln. Beaver City, Neb. Mabel Witt. Bernlngton. NeD. Anna Oottech. BenniiiKtun. Neb. Minnie Gottsch, Bennington. Neb. Agnes Iempke, Benson, Neu. Marie Oallaher, Benlielman. Neb. (Bos U). ida May, Central City, Nab. Vera Cheney, Crelghton, Neb. Louis Hahn, DavM City, Neb. Rhea Freldell, pornhester. Neb. Aleda Bennett, Klgin, Neb. Eunice Bede. Falls City. Neb. Bethel Reed, Fremont, Neb. Hulda Lundburg, Fremont, Neb. Marion Canjie. Gibson, Neb. Marguerite Bartholomew, Gothenburg, Neb. Anna Voks, Wi West Charles street, Grand Island. Neb. Lvdla Roth, Mfi West Koenig street, Grand Inland, Neb. Ella Voes, "1 West Charles street, Grand Island, Neb. Irene Costello. 116 West Eighth street. Grand Island, Neb. Jessie Crawford, 40 West Charles street, Mrand Island. Neb. Pauline Schulte, Deadwood. 8. D. Martha Murphy, -3 East Ninth street, Grand Island. Neb. Hugh Rutt, Leshara, Neb. Hester F. Rutt. Leshata, Neb. Alice Temple, Lexington, Neb. ' Ruth Temple, Lexlngfm, Neb. Anna Netlson, Lexington, Neb. Edythe Krelts, Lexington. Neb. Marjorte Temple, Lexington. Neb. Alice Grassmeyer, 1646 C street, Lincoln. Marian Hamilton, 3te L street, Lincoln. Elsie Hamilton, VfM L street. Lincoln. Irene Dlsher, 20.10 L street, Lincoln. Hughie Dlsher. SOW L street. Lincoln. Charlotte Boggs, iil South Fifteenth street, Lincoln. Mildred Jensen, 70S East Second street, Fremont, Neb. Helen Johnson, 3K4 South Seventeenth street, Lincoln. Althea Myers, 124 North Sixteenth street, Lincoln. Louise Stiles, Lyons, Net. Estelle McDonald, Lyons, Neb. Milton Betxer. Nebraska City, Neb. Harry Crawford, Nebraska City, Neb. Harvey Crawford, Nebraska City, Neb. Lucile Hasen, Norfolk. Neb. , Helen Reynolds, Norfolk, Neb. Letha irkln. South Sixth street. Nor folk, Neb, Emma Marquardt, Fifth street and Madi son avenue. Norfolk. Neb. Genevieve M. Jones, North Loup, Neb. William i Davis, 1 West Third street, North Platte,' Neb. Louise Raabe, 2iUB North Nineteenth ave nue. Oman i Frances Johnson, m North Twenty-fifth Marguerite Johnson, m North Twenty- fifth avenue. Omaha. Krolle Brown. f&3 Boulevard, Omaha. Helen Goodrich, 4010 Nicholas street. Omaha. Mary Brown, 2833 Boulevard. Omaha. Kva Hendee, 4403 Dodftve street. Omaha, Lillian Wirt, 415K Cass street, Omaha. Lewis Poff, MIS Franklin street, Omaha, Juanlta Innes, 27S$ Fort street, Omaha. Bassett Ruf, 1814 Binnev street, Omaha. Meyer Cohn, Mtf Georgia avenue, Omaha. The Flag Brigade By William Wallaee, Jr. HE glorious Fourth was coining! 1 only a few days more for Hie I I Boi s of the Flag Brigade to JL I .j ..,..,,iiuni w "'. "I 1 ! nappy uuiiiiun. " tint ready Tor the fourth, it ou its ay here. Then It was that Tommy talked the matter over with his comrades FranKle Bryant, Jimmy Lamont, Ned Brown, Billy Downs and the elown of the "band," Fatty Hoover. It wss Fatty who alwa:' "cut up capers" and made his companions laugh till their, aides ached. "Let's have a flag brigade," Tommy suggested, when the boys had assembled is Billy Downs' father's stable. Tommy had tailed the meeting and was acting us 'spokesman." "Good!" erled Frankie. "I've got three flags at home," "Yep, let's have a burgade," acqiilesc) Jimmy, not knowing Just what a brigade leant, but knowing it would be some thing or a patriotic nature. "Must e all have flags, Tom 7" "Sure," explained Tommy. Then the conversation became general, and very soon a plan for the glorious Fourth was outlined and Tommy was to have lull management of Us development. "We 11 all march, carrying flags, and we'll sinrf something, too." Tommy said. "What'U we sing?" asked Ned Btowrt, who had a lusty voice and loved to ln. "Let's make It 'Anybody Here ba.i Kelly.' " "Oh, no!" protested Billy. "Let's sing "There's a Hot Time in the Old Town Tu alght.' For we'll make things hum, won t we?" "Say. don't you kids know what Hie Fourth means?" asked lummy in a i gustad tone. "You fellers would better le learning what wan done on the glorioux Fourth of July. Gee! The icleu of singing such songs! Why, we'll sing national a is Old Glory' and such songs." "Old Glory moans th flag." nald Fiankle. "1 never heard "of a song t-y tnat name". "Well, there's a song that lias some uig name," said Tommy, excusing his own saistake.. "Anyway, we'll all sing 'Three Cheers for the Red, White and Blue. " "Yep; I know every word of that." said Fatty. '.Vnd I know a funny parody on U, too." "Well, you can keep the parody In your pistol pocket on the Fourth." declared Tommy, a real master of the situation, as It proved. He meant to have every thing go off In a most patriotic and digni fied manner on the Fourth. And he would gut up with no nonsense, not even from Fatty. "All right. Pal." grinned Fatty. "I ll sing the old-fashioned song with the rest of the hunch. But what are we to do, any- r Thelma Fredericks of Grand Island and Helen V. Douglas lMt O street. Lincoln. Ada Morris, ZU4 Franklin street, Omaha. Myrtle Jensen, into laard street. Omaha. Onln Flutter. 1210 8. Eleventh St., Omana. Mildred Krtckson. ZIO Howard St.. Omaha. Oscar Kricksun, S007 Howard St., Omaha. Gall Howard, 4183 Capitol avenue. Omaha. Helen Houck. l'iio Lothrop street. Omnia. Emrrton UootWch, 4010 Nicholas, Omaha. Maurice Johnson. 1027 Locust Ft.. Omaha. Leon Carson, 1124 North ForUeth, Omaha. VVllma Howard, 4721! Capitol avenue, Omaha Itllah Fisher, 1210 mouth Eleventh, Omaha. Mildred Jeneen. 11707 Leavenworth, Omaha. Kdna ileden. 27S9 Chicago street. Omaha. Mabel fc'helfelt, 4814 North Twenty-fifth street, OmMha. , Walter Johnson, l'40o North Twentieth treet, Omaha. Emma Carruthers, Sal North Twenty-fifth street, Omaha. Leonora Denlson, The Albion, Tenth and Paolflo streets, Omaha. Mae Hammond, O'Neill. Neb. Madge L. Daniels. Ord. Neb. Zola Beddeo, Orleans. Neb. Agnes RIsmond, Orleans, Neb lrl Klcmlnv. Osceola. Neb. Woods, Pawnee City, Neb. Earl Perkins, Reddlngton, Neb. Edna Ems, Htanton, Neu, rr.nc.pruttcf. Clara Miller, Utlca, web. . ( Mildred V. Jones, North Loup, Neb. Alta Wllken, Waco. Neb. Leo Beckord, Waco. Neb. Mae Orunke, West Point, Ne. Elole 8tasny, Wllber, Neb. ' Frederick Ware, Wlnslde, Neb. Janltne Parks, York, Neb. Kdna Behling, ' York, Neb. Mary Frederick, York, Neb. Carrie B. Bartlett Fontanelle, la. Irene Reynolds, Little Sioux, la. Ethel Mulholland. Bos 71. Malvern, la. Eleanor Mellor, Malvern. Ia. Kathertne Mellor, Malvern, la. Ruth Robertson, Manilla, la. Margaret B. Wltherow, Thurman, la. Bertha McEvoy, R. F. D. I. Boa 24, Mis souri Valley, la. Henry L. Worklnger, 2063 W. Huron street, China n. Adlona Sony. Monarch. Wyo., Box ti. Fred Sorry, Monarch, Wyo. Pearl Barron, Monarch. Wyo. John Barron, Monarch, Wyo. Edith Amend. Sheridan, Wyo. Pauline Squire. Grand, oai. Fred Shelley. flW Troup street. Kalisas City, Mo. Mary Mclateshi Sidney, Neb, Nellie Dlcdrlck. Sidney, Neb. Eunice Wright, 5S3 North Logan street, Fremont, Neb. Seventeenth street, York. Neb. Muslin Moore. Silver City, la. Mabel Houston, 3U18 . Sherman avenue. Dorothy" Tolleson. 4MD North Thirty-eighth street, Omaha. iliKaI nulrAr I.ftj-irier.. vo. WnU lTiiin; Corlnne Allison Bobertaon. Wllber, Neb. ..t'Arnie. Omaha. Marlon Staples, 1313 street, Omaha. South Thlrty-flrat . "Well, this ia my scheme," explained Tommy, sitting on ins cose ot mo " while his hearers sat on some straw st hi. feet. "Early In the morning we'll get : .... , ...,!,. ,r. ,7;:;, :;. kncr, "'.".- . ' , . ' ,... ruwi,UD1" A1 give me a half dollar to spend Just as I pleased-only I was not to please to buy firecrackers, for they are too dangerous In a crowd where there wlmmln and chll'ren." And Tommy looked important as he spoke ef "wlmmln and chll'retv" He hardly felt that he might be classed with the letter. "Well, t il have about a quarter to spend as I like," said Frankie. "And I'm going to have lots of peanuts and lemonade. I love 'em both." 1 11 not have mors than a dims." cpm plained Fatty. "Daddy won't be home over the Fourth, an' Mammy doesn't believe In letting kids have much money to throw away, as she calls spending money on the Fourth for stuff to eat end drink. She's the same way about a rflroua day. But and Fatty's face cleared, "I know m-h.i T'li An I'll arand on tnv head and . . ,,i-v- rr rrnwd f oheua and the,r gir tnd tnfl cn,pi wiu t0M pennleiB to ma oht r wn -om Bpendlng money on the Fourth." Then the meeting was adjourned till the following day. when all would assemble with their flags. And then would begin their drill, directed by Tommy Csptsln Thomas, as the boys new began to call him. "1 can jt st see that our brigade will, be a FATTY CARIUUD THE URIG.VDK'R KT.V NPARU ANI KACU OF T11K BAND -AKR1KU SMALLKU FLAGS, RULES FOR YOUNG WRITERS 1. Vrtti plainly on ex ete ef tee paper ealy eae rniM tke page. . Use yea a4 tax. aot pemU S. IkMt ema pola4 ertlelee SHU fee glvea prsfsroass. Oe a el ae eri M worsi. 4. oriflmal sterie or lWrs ealy wiu be wae. 5. Wrtte yews warns, sre eat eg 4Ureas a tae toy of &e ftrsi pee. Fixes aad sees prises ef books will be glvem for the beet twe ee trtswtlow tbJa pare es veek. AA drees ell eeejnmnntnatlwe e OSXbSUsTfJ MWAMSMMMT, (First Prise.) The lien. By Thelma Fredericks, Aged 11 Years, S32 East Fifth Street, Grand Island, Neb. There lived In the country a farmer named Mr. Davis and he had a little girl named Edith. Now. Edith did not have many king now, and it was almost a month be thlngs to play with, so she made pets of fore all the fish were assembled. Gold f lull the chickens and other animals of the farm. wa8 not there yet. She was a cousin of the One hen wss very pretty and layed eggs every day. One day Edith asked if she could not have Speckle sit and her mamma said yea. Edith put one and a half dosens of eggs under Specklo. When three weeks had tiassed Edith went out to see If Speckle jrjrjv. - chickens. "Oh. mamma," saH Edith, "look at my little chickens." Mrs. Davis put them by the fire and they soon began to chirp for their breakfast. They had bread and milk for breakfast. Then they were taken out to their mother, who took them out In the barnyard to show them to the rest of the fowls. They grew very, 'fast and before long Edith had one dosen of bens and teveial roosters. Speckle was so delighted with her family that she determined to hatch another brood of chick ens. Soon Edith had a. whole barnyard fu of chickens. (Secorfd Prise) Tairy Truth and Falsehood. By Alloa Davey, Aged 13 Years, Davey, Neb. Blue Side. There was once a fairy whose name was Truth. She had a sister whose name was Falsehood. Fairy Truth waa a good fairy, but Falsehood wss a wicked fairy. A little girl, named Mae, was going up town to get some things for her mother. Her mother said she could have S cents for candy, but Ma thought she ought to have more. So she spend 10 cents. On the way home Mas wondered what she would tell h.r mother about the money. i.-. iw.h ip.i, ir.Lhr,nrt wre iV; Truth whispered to Mae to . - ...... ' " tell bar mother that she had spend 10 cents instead of I cents. Fairy Falsehood told her to say she lost the money. At last Mas decided to tell her mother the truth, and when she did, her mother said she wss very proud of her for telling the truth. Mae was glad then because she had told her mother the truth. A Firecracker's Life. By Kussell Myers. Aged 11 Years, 27s South I will t'll you my life from the first to the last. The first I knew was that a man v.s ln hi. h.n VI. h.d made me out , thnl lPoor. First h..U l th. wagon ready to start. They drove ...v j -..j u.a i, rt a .u Th.n h. innk a wick and put It In the hole. Men put me tt a small pasteboard box with other crackers and than put us in a big box and put us on a train. We traveled for some howling success," said Jimmy, hopefully. "And 1 bet we'll get Into the paper, too." "Sure we will." affirmed Tommy, "t'nele Andy knows Mr. Heart, the editor of the paper, and I'll ask Uncle Andy to tell him to mention us in tne Fourth of July notice A happy smile went over eg'h expectant , (ce. ana as tne ouja Bianco iu.u uroi respective homss each in ma own mitia saw his own name shining in huge letters In the columns of the Weekly Mail, the one paper the town afforded. Th fnllnu'lna-' davs vera buav ones for th. momh.ra f th irur Rrii nH nh n(fnt found Tommy tired out from drilling his band. The boys had decided on unl- forms and their mothers, anxious that their young patriots should appear In the parade duly dressed for the occasion, were making the uniforms according to Tommy's design, The coats were to be made of blue cotton wiln lju-g, white stars dotted over them, The trousers were to be of red and white striped calico, representing the stripes of time. Finally the train mopped and a man lifted us out and put us In a freight depot. An express wagon cam d and a man put us into It and took us to a store. The store man put us In his store window. A little ' boy came and bought me. He kept me in the house all night. In the morning the boy got out of bed, took me In his hand and put a lighted match to my wick and threw me down. Soon I pupped and that was the last I knew. Why the Catch Was Small. By Alta Klbler, Aged 13 Years. 717 West Twenty-first Htreet Kearney, Neb. Blue Hide. It was a sad day In ponds, rivers, lakes and oceans, for you must know that the king of all the fish had disappeared. They had searched for him, but he was not to be found. Unless the old king was found soon a new king must be appointed. For if one was not appointed all of the unruly flh would make mischief. But all the fish were hunting for the old old king. Just about the time they were electing a new king, gold fish came In. She was questioned eagerly. Yes she knew about it. Hhe had found the king and his attendants. They were In a fisher- - i . .,., n nnrhatoii Maine- nd the- wm no on-,n the boai tnen. The fish determined to have their king dead or alive. So the spearflsh put on their army clothes and lead by gold fish, soon found their king. But lucky for them, the fisherman was not there ami they got their kins again. The king alone was alive and so there was no need of electing a new king. And now all the fish vowed they would all be careful about eating the things which were found in the bottom of the ponds, rivers, lakes and oceans. And they all did and that Is the reason why the catch is often small., The Twins' Party. By Viola Hansen, Aged 9 Yars, West Point, Neb. It was Just a week before John's and Mafy's birthday. So John said, "I am go ing to ask mama If w can have a .party on. our birthday, because she always suid yes to them. , . . The '(week soon passed and at lust came the ds'y. The company came and they all played until luncheon time, - y w nao orougm p,B,IlB c. lKe " anovner rvw.u v. others and tbey were very happy. Pretty oon they heard a noise. Hank! hunk! again. And they were told to put on their wrap, and they went for an automobile , . .,... , ih. Uirv rat n ww .....- said they had a very happy time that day. " Nutting, By 0iy(je k. Thompson, Aged 13 Yeats, Wood River, Neb. Blue Side, The three Brown children had been prom- Ised that they might go out in me wooes nutting. In the morning, before the sun had peeped above the harlson, the children were up and dressed and by the time breakfast was ready, the chores out of doors were fin ished. Breakfast was soon out of the way, but there was th dinner to be packed yet. By the time the clock struck S they were fm- three miles and then reached the place away they worked. By dinner time they were all hungry enough to eat the hear y meal which their kind mother had so neatly put up for them. WbM 31mibr was over they carefully the flag. Their heads would be covered by straw hats from the bunds of which would float Uttle'flags. But Fatty declared he could uot wear so dignified a uniform, so lie designed a costume' fur himself which was made after the style of a clown's suit. Uue-hslf of the suit was made of red, white and blue atriped cloth, while the other half was of bright green, r atty expiaincq mat vne rea. white and blue half was tor the U. t. A., while the green was for "Auld Ireland, from which not one of his ancestors bad come, as they bad all been very French." The murnllia of the Glorious Fourth dawned and the Boys' Flaa Brlaade was out in flying colors. Fatty was the most brilliant in color of the lot and walked In the very front of the ranks, which came two by two. Tommy commanding. Fatty carried the brigade's standard and each of the band carried a smaller flag, While passing on front of the reviewing stand and while directly in the eye of Mr. Heart, editor of the Weekly Mall, the boys began to sing In their best voles tho stirring song, "Columbia." To be sure r atty was not in the key, and as his voice carried uihivc the others a laugh went up from tne intends. But the boys did not mind that, mueed. Fatty was aiming at fun-niaklug, b.ui ivni-n he heard tne merry laugn at bis (.'xpeiise ho fas more tnau happy. And so the day wore on. the grand pa rade ending at 11 and tne townspeople toing to tne picnic grounds a m.lo front niu vi.lage. Tiiere tht Iir.g4du hud n.t be.tl time of their lived. Fatty perform ing so many clover and laughab.o tricks that lie was the recipient o( doxeus of pennies. .nu you may knuy that Ko fi earn, lemonude, jieanuts ujid cumty wit indulged In by every membt-r ot tl.e ban l, Fatty being able to iay his pari ot the vxpeust'S. And when evening came evry niodier's son of the Flag Ungudc Ueclaied he had nover before nU'jyua ii.inue.f us ha hat! on that glorious Fouitn. And in tub eki Mall tng F.ag tii'Uaii wi.tt.u Ujt at great length and special glry given Vj i a main Thomas, who becamu ono ot tne leading young patriots oi ino littta cliy Wnele he Uvea. And many proud parents rot on tho evening of the glorious Fourth to talk ovrr their sun, the members uf the FUg Brl- fc 1 i 6 re mar THE packed the dishes Into .the large bos and they played for a short while. They then took care of the horse. .Within half an hour they were all at work once more. By night they were all tired enough to climb Into the wagon and start for home. It was . 8 o'clock before they were seated at the supper table. When the supper dishes were out of the way, they sat around the fire and told of the long day's experi ence. They hud gathered enough nuts to keep all wlntr and to feed the hungry squir rels, who come to visit them each year. At 9:30 o'clock they were all tucked in bed, ready for a good night's sleep and to let the happy dream of another nutting day pacs over them. Story of Spanish-American War As Told by a Blade of Grass. By Margaret Ludwlg. Aged 14 Years, 2813 ;-, -Capitol Avohue, Omaha. I was walking through the battlefield one day when I was stopped by a pleasant, squeaky volet. It was the first and last time In my life I ever heard a voice that was both pleasant and squeaky. But this one had both of these qualities. Imagine how frightened I was when I learned, that It was a blade of grass that spoke in this squeaky and pleasant manner. For, being but a little girl, I reasoned that this must be a witch disguised in this manner to enchant me to some under ground region and imprison me there for ever. But I soon learned that this blade was not a dreadful witch, as I had feared, but a common blade of grass. Ah! Did I say common? It was by no means a common blade. For had It not been given power by Mother Nature to speak in the human tongue? Ah, yes! The blade had told me so herself.. And when one can do that, when it is not one's nature, one Is not a common thing. ' The blade bade me sit down on the grass beside It and I obeyed. It said, "I have been given the power to talk In the human tongue and will tell you a story In my hour of "human tongue talking." "Twelve years ago," , it began proudly, "there were two great armies on this field. They were gathered together to fight a dreadful battle. They fought all duy, only stopping for a drink from their canteens now and then and a while at noon to rost. Soon after resting they fought again. The yankees retreated to the block house In their rear and before the day was well spent the yankees won over the Spaniards. "Many volleys bad been fired In the mean time and at each volley many brave men fell. Some fainted as they did so snd died without waking, and still others fell dead from a sudden bullet, but uoiyb' fell thai could go a step farther, for they were nil brave men." Here the blade stopped to swallow a lump In its throat. "Those were sorrowful times," it re flected. "And they were brave tneu. Yt. very brave men." I, too, was sad: too sad to ask it tu go on with Its story, and so, rising, 1 stoic quietly away. But, lo! 1 had been dreaming; bin I have remembered my dream ever since. Conundrums. By Arllne Helm. Aged k Years, ia polk Street, South Omaha, Neb. Blue Side. What is the difference between a robber and a teacher? Answer A robber says hands up and the teach says bands down. What Is the difference between a goose egg and a lemon? Answer A goose egg has got a yolk and a lemon hasn't. Who was the first whistler? Answer The wind. What tune did he sing? Answer "Over the Hills and Far Away." Hlckamore llackamoru on the king's kitchen door. All the king's horses and till the king's men couldn't drive Hickuinore liackmnore oft the king's kitchen door. Answer Sunshine. What has holes and yet holds water? Answer A sponge. Pointed Paragraphs . , . A busy man hasn't much use for one who Isn't. ' Our Idea of a hero ia a man who never has any bad luck. A slow way to become a millionaire Is to work for the money. It's easy to love our enemies after the undertaker gets them. Many mm find it harder 'to dodge bill collectors than automobiles. The successful man Jumps at a chance, while the other fellow Is balking at a logieal conclusion. Nearly ail your acquaintances are your friends until you are in a puHition to una them. bride has Is tho discovery that her huxhdnd doenn't rrjoy enlertali.ing htr relations. Ctuiago News. 't GLORIOUS FOURTH. The Poisoning ANY cases of slow poisoning gyW have resultedl in the United fVl I States from the ', making of m maicne. ine tacts are set forth In a recently published bulletin of the United States bureau of labor. The article was pre pared by John H. Andrews, secretary of the American Association for Labor Legis lation, the aim ef which Is the conserva tion of human resources.' Mr. Andrews Is to discuss the same subject at a meeting of the association to be held in Chicago this week. Phosphorus neurosis, or "phossy jaw," is a particularly distressing malady, due to the white phosphorus commonly use In manufacturing the ordinary matches with which the American people, are familiar. Many workers In the match Industry are afflicted with this malady. The precise num ber is not known, because of the lack of re liable statistics. It is entirely feasible to produce matches Without using white phos phorus, but the cost of produotlon s about i per cent higher by the other process. Un der competitive conditions eue manufac Little Rag-a-Muffin BT MAUD WAX.XE. ITTLB RAG-A-MUFFIN lay on LI the floor, utterly miserable. She I lay face downwards, .7 that H rouio not see anytning tnnt was going on about her. But she could hear. And that was almost a pity, too, for the things she heard made her more and more unhappy. Rsg-a-Muffln was nothing more or les than a rag doll, and a very soiled one at that. She had been in existence about six months, which is quite an ago for a doll. .But now, In the sixth month of licr age. oame the flrM leal sorrow she had ever known. She imd a rival. And a moit beautiful rival, too. A rival with a hard, pink china face, hands and feet, snd with honest hair on her head. And this rival had only come on the morning of my story. K-O-PLUNK ON THE F1,OOU WENT RAU-A-MUFFIN. Indeed, It was the rival's sppearance which had thrown Itag-a-Muffln into such d-pu li on the floor, face downwards. But to go back a bit; It roally nas not little Bee Davis' fault so much as It was thu fault of Bee's krimifatlKT, for It waa that old gentleman who brought M China Face to his llttlo granddaughter. It wu Bee's fifth blrihduy, and grandfather thought It nice to fetch her a fine chlnu doll fur u birthday gift. He must liavo foipotten about poor Hag-a-Muffiu, for ha certainly was old enough to know that a little girl can love only one doll at a time, and the lust arrival nearly always throws Hie first dolls In the shade, mo to speak. Well, when Bee's grandfather opened a long box and produced from It the beauti ful china doll, v. I ill the honest hair all tlud up in h brand lie ribbon. Bw'u fucu was all expectation, and thn ran to giand iladdy, crying out: "Oli, is the lor me, granddsdeiy ?" And then, when grunddaddy bald, "it certainly Is for the sweetest little girl in all the world," Bee knew It waa for her, and ko-plunk on the floor went ltag-a-muf-fin, face downwards! And there the poor one lay, so unhappy the she did not care to exist. And she was only six months old. mind you! And as she lay grieving her poor sawdust heart out she heard her little mother, Bee, saying such lovely things to the new china doll. And evidently Miss China Face was enjoying the caresses that hHd for merly belonged tu her, though he, poor rdg thing, could not see what wus going on, her eyen being flzed as'blust the carpet. But .-he liiutu! ) V: I V I 1 J. so nr- of Match Makers turer cannot undertake to assume this bur den so long as his rivals do not. The leading manufacturers of matches assert that they would be glad to abandon the use of white phosphorus lit making; their goods if there were a law requiring all to do the same. Naturally this would have to be a national law. The Imposition of a prohibitive tax upon the manufacture importation or sale of matches containing white phosphorus would answer the pur pose. Not only would suoh a policy render the workers in this Industry immune from the dangers of poisoning to which they aie now subject, bu- matches so produced would be harmless to children who some times put them In their mouths. The use of white phosphorus in the match industry is forbidden by the princi pal foreign countries. Finland took the lead in 1872. Denmark followed In 1S74. It is disgraceful that the United States should be no backward in a matter of thiK kind. The growing tendency in this country to give attention to the subject ot occupa tional disease is encouraging and holds out the hope of early improvement ot condi tions. Chicago News. "Oh, you beeu-tl-ful dolly!" Bee would say. Then Rug-a-muffln could hear her kiss the hard-faced doIL Oil, the pulu that shot through her heart at this proof of transferred affection. "You are tho lovest dolly I ever had." said Bee. tenderly. "See that rag thing on the floor? She was my best dolly till you came." And this almost broke Rag-a-muffin's heart In a dosen pieces. Only one poor little hope kept her from Just dying of sorrow. That same evening Bee's mother picked Rag-a-muffin and carried her to Bees room. There she put her on a shelf Just above Bee's while little bed. On thin shelf lay many forgotten toys, some in a maimed condition. There was a wagon with a wheel gone. There also lay a tin soldier with his head smashed into the funniest fchtpe one ever saw, and his sword off. A little Noah's ark, without a single ani mal, rested on a pasteboard box filled with odds and ends of all sorts of little toys. And so she was doomed to this! lar, honest, affectionate Rag-a-mufiin! But of one thing she wss glad. She lay with her faoe upwards and could see all about tue room ot her little mother Bee. For man, many days Rag-a-muffln lay en that shelf between the maimed un soldier and the crippled wagon, too sad to speak a word to the fellow sufferer. Tin boldler. Perhaps he could have told a harrowing tale, too, bad she opened con versation wlUt him. But she pielened to suffer alone. So she paused days and dai s and nights and nights, her lot becoming sadder and sadder. But always there was one little hope which kept her alive. Ann that Utile hope bold her In good stead one day. And this la what happened through thai hope: All of a fcuddtti or,e aftercoon Bee came rushing Into the room, climbtid right on to the bed (and her slippers were dusty, toob and lifted Rag-e-muffiu! And what Is more astonlshlngS Bee kissed Ruu-a-muffin's very dirty face! "I'd 'most forgotten you, Itag-a-muft'y," said Bee. "I have been playing all the time with Princess Anna. You know she's my china doll. But what do you think has happened? Why, that nuughty t'uusiu Dick had Princess Anna In his arms una went and fell down the hill by the park and broke Princess Anna all' to maU. Only her hair la good. I'll foteh her ;e malns hero and lay 'tin on the shelf." Then sway ran Doe, htr tlrst and doarc.it love, poor, little, toiled Ilag-a-muf fin, held closely to her breast. And after that Ilaf a-muffln was ro bappy that she did noth ing but smile and smile and Cousin Dick mado a face at her, saying: "I'd like to make her mad so as to see her quit grin ning." But Bee replied: "You could not make Rag-a-muffln quit grinning. Her mouth Is panned that way. But I think shea so pretty, I do. And she's worth a dosen china dolls, for they can't stand anything at all without getting smashed. And Ju.t see Hag-a-muffyl Why. she eau be tossed about like a ball and new. tret scratched!" "Yep. and gets up grinning us e.t.. , c plied Dick. "But that's like a girl, anyway. Mua: liute a lag 'dull."